Part 3

Band 6+: Do parents pay enough attention to their children?

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Well, from what I have witnessed with my sister, she was already a mother when my niece and nephew were born. Even though she is very busy in school as an English secondary teacher in a public school, she manages to take good care of and pay adequate attention to her children. So, she is very practical and capable enough to be a parent.

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Well, to what I have witnessed to my sister, she has been already a mother when my niece and nephew born. Even though she is so busy in school because she’s an English secondary teacher in public school, but at the same time she manages to take good care and pay adequate attention to her children. So she’s a very practical and manageable enough to become a parent.

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Overall Band Score

6.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

school: 2

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Pronunciation

7.5

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Task Response

The answer is too specific and personal. It focuses on a single example rather than addressing the question in a broader, more general sense. Consider discussing societal trends or different parenting styles to provide a more comprehensive response.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There is some minor repetition and slightly hesitant phrasing ("to what I have witnessed to my sister"), but the overall flow is good. Improving the fluency would involve streamlining sentence structure and reducing unnecessary phrases.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. Words like "adequate attention" and "practical" are well-chosen. However, more sophisticated vocabulary could enhance the response. Consider using synonyms for "busy" and "take good care of" to demonstrate a wider range.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are some grammatical inaccuracies. The sentence "Even though she is so busy in school because she's an English secondary teacher in public school" is grammatically clumsy and could be improved. The phrase "manageable enough to become a parent" is slightly awkward. Focusing on more complex grammatical structures and ensuring subject-verb agreement will improve the score.

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